Annual Report 2022

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Segment and Quarterly Overview

Segment information for the 4th quarter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Performance Materials

 

Solutions & Specialties

 

Others/Consolidation

 

Covestro Group

 

 

4th quarter 2021

 

4th quarter 2022

 

4th quarter 2021

 

4th quarter 2022

 

4th quarter 2021

 

4th quarter 2022

 

4th quarter 2021

 

4th quarter 2022

 

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

Sales (external)

 

2,259

 

1,916

 

2,005

 

1,975

 

74

 

73

 

4,338

 

3,964

Intersegment sales1

 

696

 

644

 

8

 

7

 

(704)

 

(651)

 

 

Sales (total)

 

2,955

 

2,560

 

2,013

 

1,982

 

(630)

 

(578)

 

4,338

 

3,964

Change in sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volume

 

0.5%

 

–17.5%

 

–3.4%

 

–8.9%

 

75.3%

 

–3.3%

 

–0.2%

 

–13.2%

Price

 

37.6%

 

–1.3%

 

25.6%

 

3.3%

 

0.0%

 

0.0%

 

31.6%

 

0.8%

Currency

 

3.6%

 

3.6%

 

4.1%

 

4.1%

 

0.9%

 

1.9%

 

3.8%

 

3.8%

Portfolio

 

0.0%

 

0.0%

 

19.9%

 

0.0%

 

0.0%

 

0.0%

 

9.1%

 

0.0%

Sales by region

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EMLA

 

1,039

 

785

 

722

 

676

 

61

 

57

 

1,822

 

1,518

NA

 

582

 

516

 

457

 

533

 

10

 

13

 

1,049

 

1,062

APAC

 

638

 

615

 

826

 

766

 

3

 

3

 

1,467

 

1,384

EBITDA2

 

590

 

(89)

 

112

 

108

 

(39)

 

(57)

 

663

 

(38)

EBIT2

 

445

 

(600)

 

41

 

(37)

 

(41)

 

(58)

 

445

 

(695)

Depreciation, amortization, impairment losses and impairment loss reversals

 

145

 

511

 

71

 

145

 

2

 

1

 

218

 

657

Cash flows from operating activities3

 

665

 

563

 

175

 

514

 

(192)

 

(238)

 

648

 

839

Cash outflows for additions to property, plant, equipment and intangible assets

 

168

 

187

 

122

 

99

 

2

 

3

 

292

 

289

Free operating cash flow3

 

497

 

376

 

53

 

415

 

(194)

 

(241)

 

356

 

550

Trade working capital4

 

1,392

 

1,135

 

1,560

 

1,592

 

 

(21)

 

2,952

 

2,706

1

In accordance with internal reporting to the Board of Management since July 1, 2022, these figures also include sales recognized in the amount of cost of goods sold. To ensure comparability, the segment data is presented on a consistent basis.

2

EBITDA and EBIT include the effect of intersegment sales on earnings.

3

An imputed tax rate of 25% has been used to calculate this since the year 2022 (previous year: effective tax rate); see note 4 “Segment and Regional Reporting” in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

4

Trade working capital includes inventories plus trade accounts receivable and contract assets, less trade accounts payable, contract liabilities, and refund liabilities as of December 31, 2021/2022.

Segment information full year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Performance Materials

 

Solutions & Specialties

 

Others/Consolidation

 

Covestro Group

 

 

2021

 

2022

 

2021

 

2022

 

2021

 

2022

 

2021

 

2022

 

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

Sales (external)

 

8,142

 

9,095

 

7,554

 

8,558

 

207

 

315

 

15,903

 

17,968

Intersegment sales1

 

2,608

 

2,967

 

27

 

35

 

(2,635)

 

(3,002)

 

 

Sales (total)

 

10,750

 

12,062

 

7,581

 

8,593

 

(2,428)

 

(2,687)

 

15,903

 

17,968

Change in sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volume

 

1.6%

 

–5.0%

 

11.8%

 

–6.3%

 

17.0%

 

49.1%

 

6.5%

 

–5.0%

Price

 

48.1%

 

10.9%

 

21.3%

 

9.4%

 

0.0%

 

0.0%

 

34.7%

 

10.1%

Currency

 

–0.8%

 

5.8%

 

–0.9%

 

6.0%

 

–0.7%

 

3.1%

 

–0.8%

 

5.9%

Portfolio

 

0.0%

 

0.0%

 

17.1%

 

4.2%

 

0.0%

 

0.0%

 

8.1%

 

2.0%

Sales by region

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EMLA

 

3,878

 

4,152

 

2,835

 

3,198

 

163

 

250

 

6,876

 

7,600

NA

 

1,926

 

2,447

 

1,594

 

2,140

 

33

 

52

 

3,553

 

4,639

APAC

 

2,338

 

2,496

 

3,125

 

3,220

 

11

 

13

 

5,474

 

5,729

EBITDA2

 

2,572

 

951

 

751

 

825

 

(238)

 

(159)

 

3,085

 

1,617

EBIT2

 

2,003

 

(28)

 

503

 

461

 

(244)

 

(166)

 

2,262

 

267

Depreciation, amortization, impairment losses and impairment loss reversals

 

569

 

979

 

248

 

364

 

6

 

7

 

823

 

1,350

Cash flows from operating activities3

 

1,875

 

1,091

 

418

 

472

 

(100)

 

(593)

 

2,193

 

970

Cash outflows for additions to property, plant, equipment and intangible assets

 

488

 

547

 

273

 

277

 

3

 

8

 

764

 

832

Free operating cash flow3

 

1,387

 

544

 

145

 

195

 

(103)

 

(601)

 

1,429

 

138

Trade working capital4

 

1,392

 

1,135

 

1,560

 

1,592

 

 

(21)

 

2,952

 

2,706

1

In accordance with internal reporting to the Board of Management since July 1, 2022, these figures also include sales recognized in the amount of cost of goods sold. To ensure comparability, the segment data is presented on a consistent basis.

2

EBITDA and EBIT include the effect of intersegment sales on earnings.

3

An imputed tax rate of 25% has been used to calculate this since the year 2022 (previous year: effective tax rate); see note 4 “Segment and Regional Reporting” in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

4

Trade working capital includes inventories plus trade accounts receivable and contract assets, less trade accounts payable, contract liabilities, and refund liabilities as of December 31, 2021/2022.

Quarterly Overview

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1st quarter
2021

 

2nd quarter
2021

 

3rd quarter
2021

 

4th quarter
2021

 

1st quarter
2022

 

2nd quarter
2022

 

3rd quarter
2022

 

4th quarter
2022

 

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

 

€ million

Sales (external)

 

3,307

 

3,956

 

4,302

 

4,338

 

4,683

 

4,703

 

4,618

 

3,964

Performance Materials

 

1,740

 

1,957

 

2,186

 

2,259

 

2,388

 

2,461

 

2,330

 

1,916

Solutions & Specialties

 

1,529

 

1,951

 

2,069

 

2,005

 

2,222

 

2,165

 

2,196

 

1,975

EBITDA

 

743

 

817

 

862

 

663

 

806

 

547

 

302

 

(38)

Performance Materials1

 

630

 

644

 

708

 

590

 

620

 

367

 

53

 

(89)

Solutions & Specialties1

 

181

 

237

 

221

 

112

 

224

 

213

 

280

 

108

EBIT

 

556

 

607

 

654

 

445

 

589

 

307

 

66

 

(695)

Performance Materials1

 

489

 

502

 

567

 

445

 

475

 

204

 

(107)

 

(600)

Solutions & Specialties1

 

138

 

170

 

154

 

41

 

152

 

139

 

207

 

(37)

Financial result

 

(29)

 

(18)

 

(20)

 

(10)

 

(28)

 

(44)

 

(40)

 

(25)

Income before income taxes

 

527

 

589

 

634

 

435

 

561

 

263

 

26

 

(720)

Income after taxes

 

395

 

450

 

473

 

301

 

417

 

198

 

11

 

(907)

Net income

 

393

 

449

 

472

 

302

 

416

 

199

 

12

 

(899)

Cash flows from operating activities2

 

428

 

553

 

564

 

648

 

157

 

(272)

 

246

 

839

Cash outflows for additions to property, plant, equipment and intangible assets

 

110

 

179

 

183

 

292

 

140

 

190

 

213

 

289

Free operating cash flow2

 

318

 

374

 

381

 

356

 

17

 

(462)

 

33

 

550

1

The earnings of the Performance Materials and Solutions & Specialties reportable segments include the effect of intersegment sales on earnings.

2

An imputed tax rate of 25% has been used to calculate this since the year 2022 (previous year: effective tax rate); see note 4 “Segment and Regional Reporting” in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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